[PS3] Worrying news/predictions...

[Jase]

http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/games/video...ing_home_right


Worryingly, the Merrill Lynch report also claimed that each console could cost Sony at least $800 (around £458 in real money)

It better not be £450+ :|

[Wayne]

Awww, damn. I was only hoping to pay about £300 - £380.

If it does cost that much, I doubt if it will sell much during the first few weeks or so.

[Jase]

Ye, i might wait until christmas to buy mine.. It'll had gone down in price

[Wayne]

Ye, i might wait until christmas to buy mine.. It'll had gone down in price

Yeah it will. I might do the same.

[Php]

im gonna pre-order mine and buy it first day it comes out , hopefully, or the first week atleast

[Neversoft]

What a rip off. The damn conartists.

[JoeyK.]

(around £458 in real money)

What's that supposed to mean? The USD is every bit as real as the GBP =/

And it won't cost you that much-- Yes, Sony would have to pay out that kind of cash, but the price would be lower for consumers.

Gaming companies lose billions of dollars when launching a new system because the production price is higher than that of its retail price.

The way they make their money back is by selling the games on the new system.

[Jase]

Meh, they could decide to up the price because all of the parts cost lots. You never know..

[HUGECOOL]

What's that supposed to mean? The USD is every bit as real as the GBP =/

And it won't cost you that much-- Yes, Sony would have to pay out that kind of cash, but the price would be lower for consumers.

Gaming companies lose billions of dollars when launching a new system because the production price is higher than that of its retail price.

The way they make their money back is by selling the games on the new system.

Actually, Sony and Microsoft lose money when launching a new system. They lose roughly $100-200 for every unit sold. Nintendo makes their consoles affordable for production, developers, and consumers in order to gain a better profit.

Although Sony could maybe afford to take a $200 hit for every unit sold, they can't do so with the PS3 because of all the new technology that is basically being crammed in. A $400 loss per unit could make Sony lose about $1 billion by the time the system starts selling in the millions.

[Wootzeh]

Actually, Sony and Microsoft lose money when launching a new system. They lose roughly $100-200 for every unit sold. Nintendo makes their consoles affordable for production, developers, and consumers in order to gain a better profit.

Although Sony could maybe afford to take a $200 hit for every unit sold, they can't do so with the PS3 because of all the new technology that is basically being crammed in. A $400 loss per unit could make Sony lose about $1 billion by the time the system starts selling in the millions.

^^^^ as he said, It may cost them £450, they still release it for less.
And make the money up on games or something.